Plum Creek Reservoir 5-C near Tecumseh: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pawnee County, Nebraska, is where Plum Creek Reservoir 5-C sits. The land about it is rolling bush. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Tecumseh sits 16 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Lincoln, 47 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Plum Creek Reservoir 5-C

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Pawnee County include flathead catfish, green sunfish, black bullhead and johnny darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 77°F; by January the average is down near 24°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near late December in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Plum Creek Reservoir 5-B sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.